I’d imagine this is the case mostly due to the barriers to entry for console development still being high such as:

• SDK licensing fees
• requiring dev kits (whereas PCs and laptops can be acquired for reasonable prices from the junk shop to Ebay, and big box retailers)
• you need experienced console developers (unless you pay someone to port your game)

I could be wrong though

“The exact reason for this jump is unclear, but it could be connected to the rising popularity of Valve’s Steam Deck,” the GDC report says. “This year’s survey didn’t single out Steam (or Valve’s handheld gaming computer) as its own platform, because it’s a hub for PC and Mac games. But it appears some developers do view it as a unique platform. For instance, when asked to name other platforms that interest them, almost half (44%) wrote in Steam Deck.”

I think that’s a very reasonable guess, and I’d add to it that the simple fact of accessibility may also play a very large role in the popularity of PC as a development platform. Making games is hard, but doing it on PC is about as easy as it’s going to get: Learn your programming language of choice, give Valve 100 bucks, and bang, you’re selling your stuff on Steam.

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I mean I like using FlorisBoard as it has fairly frequent updates. If you enjoy using Heliboard that’s also fair.

Almost like the post got brigades by astroturfers shilling FlorisBoard. At the time it didn’t even have autocorrect or other basic features. It felt like the Twilight zone.

Now, I don’t trust anyone who recommends it because it had literally no features over an already established keyboard like HeliBoard, yet a entire post of evangelists coming out of the woodwork. Makes no sense.

Please don’t make this a tribal/team camp thing. Bashing other projects is quite disgusting and offensive especially without any real reason.

Again if you enjoy Heliboard that’s cool, just don’t diss and talk down additional FOSS projects. The FOSS ecosysten is different from the traditional proprietary ecosystem like Microsoft and Oracle.

no worries🤗

oh uhh I used the sprout emoji from FlorisBoard to symbolize growth.

Are FOSS apps inherently for newbs?

not really sure how to answer this as Free Open Source Software (FOSS) apps are just more trustworthy than proprietary apps.

It mostly depends on the development age of the project.

Being brutally honest FOSS apps that are:

• Newer tend to be more clunky and are harder to trust because the dev might be inexperienced and might not continue development.
• Older might have some crust but are more trustworthy as the dev is likely to polish and iron out any cruft.

So “Are FOSS apps inherently for newbs?” is kinda hard to answer.

If instead I was asked: “Is x FOSS app easier to use than y proprietary app?” this I could probably give you a more definitive satisfactory answer.

fair enough although I’m more interested in FOSS🌱 apps rather than proprietary and especially Google🗑️ apps

I have this plus several other features like shifting left and right on the spacebar with FlorisBoard

Thanks for sharing!🤗

Looks like the LLM enshitification is coming to the Google Play store now

Thank you from me as well! +1

1.3GHz downclocking?!??!

What the fuck asus get your shit together

Edit:
Finished watching the review and gods… Asus this is the most pathetic display of a half-assed prebuilt in existence. At this point I have to wonder if they just hooked up an assembly line to chatgpt or something cause this infuriatingly awful.

Fuck you Asus.

Your poor attempts only lowers the bar for the PC industry. At this point no one should buy any of your products just like NZXT’s.

Think of it like a race:

Whoever is last is considered lagging behind as consumers will generally shift towards the best competitors.

If Corsair is actually doing right by consumers (especially when it could be a real monopoly like the current anime and manga industry) and raises the minimum bar then we should praise them.

If a person is doing right by others, shaming and attacking them defeats the purpose of trying to make society more ethical.

Corsair’s i500 response:

First, we’ve ceased production of this SKU and no longer offer it, as it does not meet our performance standards.

For customers who already have an i500 with the Intel Core i9 14900k and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and are unhappy with the product, we will offer a couple of different solutions.

Solutions:

One is to return the unit for a full refund, no questions asked.

Second, should you want to keep the unit, and you are unsatisfied with how it performs, we will have something for you, also.

To bring the CPU power level down to better fit within the cooling envelope, we will be offering a BIOS revision that allows you to set the processor to the power and performance usage of a 14900 (non-K) CPU, providing more options for adjusting the cooling modes. We also will offer a rebate to customers who choose this option to match the pricing of the new 14900 (non-K) model. Simply contact our customer service.

Looks like Corsair is pulling ahead in terms of good, high quality customer support.
Thank fuck cause ASUS is severely lagging behind in this aspect.

I’ve truncated the quotes to provide the most critical info but I would highly recommend watching the video when you can! 🤗

Which part of the trailer did you think was AI generated?

This is the wildest lucid edible dream I’ve had so far

Edit:
OH SHIT IT’S REAL! OKAMI 2🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

as far as I know I think you did great!🌸🍀

The one mechanic is similar, yes.

Thank you for commenting in a spoiler free way!🤗

I was paralyzed as to how I was gonna say/ask the same thing😅

please please please don’t look up anything about the Outer Wilds and go in blind

It’s a legendary game that most wish we had the ability to experience for the first time again with a mind wipe🏅🫡

damn it

I misread as the Outer Wilds 2 and I was extremely excited for a fraction of a second until I realized it was the other game :;<

FUCK YEAH
my body is ready, send me in coach

also rip Defect

Heads up I posted this a couple days ago and provided additional details:

https://lemmy.ca/post/33768472

Edit:
The crossposted details won’t show up on the Pcgaming post if you’re using Voyager so you’ll want to check the og Bapcsalescanada post

Letting Sony go through with any additional aquisitions will further enshitify the gaming market

hmm not sure why it’s not showing up when I edit the post but here’s the list for anyone uninterested in watching the vid:

I dunno

I feel we got closer with
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel

The name is very ironic given that the CCP is more often: all-for-one rather than one-for-all

Does anyone else also think that buying Steam games makes even less sense now that this has happened and Steam has clarified that we’re only buying licenses?

I’m asking this as it feels like right now Itch.io might be the only company that allows devs to directly sell and share their binaries/source code and even then, since Itch.io is under the MIT license there’s no guarantee that they wouldn’t go source available and then proprietary afterwards.

I feel like as gamers, we’re kind of in a shitty situation atm as old games are highly unlikely to go FOSS, Steam’s not “selling” games (they legally can’t say that anymore), and the last potential solution isn’t guaranteed :/

It’s hard to see games preservation going anywhere in North America with this ruling. We got dealt a real shit hand man

Sorry for the rambling, I’m just real unhappy about the state of the gaming ecosystem

Unfortunately this seems to be a rising trend for AAA studios/games: Riot Said The Quiet Part Out Loud.

👍🌻

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It might be due to Valve’s legal and business actions

Steam employee email:

“We wouldn’t be okay with selling games on Steam if they are available at better prices on other stores, even if they don’t use Steam keys.”

It’s true, but it’s Steam policy. If you haven’t reached the threshold for the month, you are not getting a payment.

damn, guess that’s just how it is if you want to sell games on Steam I guess then :/

if this is true I’d recommend sending GamersNexus an email with the details as they might be able to help considering their past actions to hold companies accountable

Edit:
Steam policy rip, see comments down below

Distance

it’s highly replayable esp because of Steam Workshop modding support, it’s got excellent singleplayer campaigns, fun online multiplayer racing with friends and arcade modes, soundtracks that really gets the blood 🤌P U M P I N G🤌🔥

also works on Linux with no issues✨

Here’s also the 1.3 Electric Boogaloo Update

and 1.5 Kinetic Update🤗